Scientists are trying to understand how the caves formed and how life is supported in extreme environments. The post ...

Even the icy planets in our solar system such as Neptune, Uranus or Jupiter's moon Europa, might have harboured plastic ice VII. NASA’s Juno spacecraft has recorded the most powerful volcanic ...

If there was a contest for the most interesting moon in our solar system, Callisto would be a contender. Jupiter's second-largest moon has more impact craters on its surface than any other ...

Unlike a partial or total lunar eclipse, the moon won't darken or turn red; during a penumbral eclipse the moon only looks a little darker than normal. The full moon of March, called the Worm Moon ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, the latest in a string of companies looking to ...

Firefly Aerospace, a United States-based private space company, has successfully landed its Blue Ghost spacecraft on the moon for a two-week research mission amid a race between a handful of ...

"It's like a game of billiards around the solar system, flying by a couple of planets at just the right angle and timing to build up the energy we need to get to Jupiter and Europa." Today (March ...

The goal of the mission is to circle one of Jupiter’s moons, Europa, 50 times and take data and pictures to send back to NASA. Scientists believe the icy surface gives way to oceans that have ...

The spacecraft will pass just 884 kilometers above the Red Planet in a pivotal step in the spacecraft's journey to the Jupiter system, where it aims to explore the icy moon Europa. The manoeuvre will ...

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